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1293353

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Walley's Quarry Landfill: Odour Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many odour complaints have been received by the Environment Agency about Walley's Quarry Landfill in Newcastle-under-Lyme, each day since 1 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	160853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The information will be placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2021 16:01:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1293354

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Odour Pollution: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many odour complaints have been received about each site regulated by the Environment Agency in each month since November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	160854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Since November 2020, the Environment Agency (EA) has received substantiated reports of odour incidents at around 50 sites which it regulates.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the total number of notifications made to the EA in relation to odour in each month since November 2020. This may include a number of notifications that following investigation may be determined not to fall within the remit of the EA. The majority will be associated with sites that the EA regulates.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. Total odour notifications made to the Environment Agency</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>November 2020</p></td><td><p>December 2020</p></td><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>February 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total odour notifications</p></td><td><p>1051</p></td><td><p>1261</p></td><td><p>2602</p></td><td><p>4556</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number of odour incidents which have been substantiated and linked to sites that the EA regulates, in each month since November 2020. It also includes the number of additional notifications associated with each substantiated incident, where a single incident has received multiple notifications. Due to potential ongoing investigations into these incidents the sites have been anonymised. The data in table 2 is taken from a live system and is subject to change as additional incident information is recorded and the data is further quality assured.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2. Substantiated odour incidents at sites regulated by the Environment Agency</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>November 2020</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>December 2020</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>January 2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>February 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duplicates (additional notifications)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duplicates (additional notifications)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duplicates (additional notifications)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duplicates (additional notifications)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 2</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 3</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 4</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 5</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 6</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 7</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 8</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 9</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 10</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 11</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 14</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 16</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 17</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 19</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 20</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 21</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 22</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 23</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 24</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 25</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 26</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 27</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 28</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 29</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 30</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 31</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 32</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 33</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 34</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 35</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 36</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 37</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 38</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1918</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 39</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 40</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 41</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 42</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 43</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 44</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 45</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 46</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 47</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 48</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 49</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Site 50</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2021 16:03:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1293355

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Walley's Quarry Landfill: Odour Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of odour complaints about Walley's Quarry landfill in the last six months; and what assessment he has made on the acceptability of the level and type of odour arising from its operations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	160855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) received 6938 odour complaints relating to Walley’s Quarry Landfill in the last six months, including a significant increase since December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The EA is completing regular odour assessments within the local area and undertaking more frequent assessments at locations where it receives the most complaints. Over the last six months the EA has completed 28 amenity assessments and formally visited the site on nine occasions. It has also completed seven procedure and report reviews.</p><p> </p><p>Trained EA officers have detected odour at some locations but could not substantiate reports at a level considered to be of annoyance. The EA will continue with odour assessments and visits to ensure all measures are being used to minimise odour impacting local residents.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2021 16:13:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1260140

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Odour Pollution: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) mental and (b) physical health effects on communities residing near a landfill site of (i) the Environment Agency's report on Ambient Air Quality at Silverdale reference AAM/TR/2019/12 and (ii) other breaches of World Health Organization’s odour guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	128309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the Environment Agency’s report (AAM/TR/2019/12) on Ambient Air Quality at Silverdale. However, the results of the monitoring that informed this report were shared with Public Health England who confirmed that the levels recorded were low and that no long-term health consequences were expected. Public Health England has no evidence of an increase in general practice (GP) consultations or calls to NHS 111 by the neighbouring population for symptoms of breathing difficulties or eye problems, and similarly for GP in-hours consultations for asthma and wheeze. If residents have health concerns, they are advised to consult their local GP. Public Health England continues to support the Environment Agency and local stakeholders with community engagement. Public Health England maintain that living close to a well-managed landfill site does not pose a significant risk to human health.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency regulates waste disposal sites and monitors compliance with environmental permits, and we have made legislative changes to improve Environment Agency powers to tackle problem waste sites. As of November 2018, waste management facilities must have a written management system, designed to reduce impacts on local communities and the environment, and our Resources and Waste strategy committed to further strengthening technical competence requirements for site operators.</p><p> </p><p>The environmental permitting system for waste sites ensures that the Environment Agency is able to regulate against conditions in permits which aim to protect the environment and human health. The Environment Agency will continue to work with the operator and other local partners to continue to monitor the situation and take action wherever necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Where issues, including odour, could be a statutory nuisance under Section 79(1)(d) the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local councils are responsible for investigating these complaints.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 128310 question first answered 16/12/2020 15:26:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1260141

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Odour Pollution: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) social and (b) economic effects of (i) the Environment Agency's report on Ambient Air Quality at Silverdale reference AAM/TR/2019/12 and (ii) other breaches of World Health Organization’s odour guidelines on communities residing near a landfill site.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	128310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the Environment Agency’s report (AAM/TR/2019/12) on Ambient Air Quality at Silverdale. However, the results of the monitoring that informed this report were shared with Public Health England who confirmed that the levels recorded were low and that no long-term health consequences were expected. Public Health England has no evidence of an increase in general practice (GP) consultations or calls to NHS 111 by the neighbouring population for symptoms of breathing difficulties or eye problems, and similarly for GP in-hours consultations for asthma and wheeze. If residents have health concerns, they are advised to consult their local GP. Public Health England continues to support the Environment Agency and local stakeholders with community engagement. Public Health England maintain that living close to a well-managed landfill site does not pose a significant risk to human health.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency regulates waste disposal sites and monitors compliance with environmental permits, and we have made legislative changes to improve Environment Agency powers to tackle problem waste sites. As of November 2018, waste management facilities must have a written management system, designed to reduce impacts on local communities and the environment, and our Resources and Waste strategy committed to further strengthening technical competence requirements for site operators.</p><p> </p><p>The environmental permitting system for waste sites ensures that the Environment Agency is able to regulate against conditions in permits which aim to protect the environment and human health. The Environment Agency will continue to work with the operator and other local partners to continue to monitor the situation and take action wherever necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Where issues, including odour, could be a statutory nuisance under Section 79(1)(d) the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local councils are responsible for investigating these complaints.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 128309 question first answered 16/12/2020 15:26:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1259412

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Walley's Quarry Landfill: Odour Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many odour complaints have been received by the Environment Agency about Walley's Quarry Landfill in Newcastle-under-Lyme in each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	127016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Walley’s Quarry landfill site holds a permit that is issued and regulated by the Environment Agency (EA), and the EA takes seriously any concerns expressed regarding the site. Although no landfill will ever be completely odour free, the level and type of odour arising from such operations should not be causing annoyance.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the number of odour complaints (reports of incidents received through the EA Incident Communication Service) about Walley’s Quarry Landfill, over the last two-year period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of Odour Complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2020</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/12/2020 12:58:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1259414

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Landfill: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many odour complaints have been received by the Environment Agency about landfill sites in the West Midlands in each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	127017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs due to time.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/12/2020 13:01:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1259419

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Odour Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Environment Agency changing its methodology for estimating the prevalence and impact of odour from using a subjective 0 to 6 scale to using scientific monitoring equipment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	127018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Scientific instrumentation used for detecting odours in the outdoors can only be used to assess a very small number of gases, and the detection limits in these instruments may not be low enough to detect all the compounds responsible for odour annoyance detected by the human nose. The Environment Agency makes use of ambient air monitoring using instruments for specific odorous gases where this will yield useful results.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency regularly reviews new equipment with potential for use in field odour assessments as and when it becomes available. However, so far these solutions have not been found to be as robust and versatile as the current methods used.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/12/2020 07:46:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1258704

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of restarting face-to-face work capability assessments; and what plans her Department has to expedite the backlog of cases waiting for assessment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	126162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The health and safety of our claimants and staff is our key priority. We suspended all face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits in March. This temporary suspension, brought in to protect people from unnecessary risk of coronavirus at the outset of the pandemic, remains in place, and is being kept under review in line with the latest public health guidance. Any re-introduction of face-to-face assessments would involve additional Covid-related safety measures, and guidance for claimants and assessment providers to ensure compliance with the relevant public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic our immediate focus has been on supporting people impacted by COVID-19 by putting claims into payment as quickly as possible, as well as paying any additional benefit where claimants may be entitled to a higher award. We continue to complete paper based assessments where possible and have introduced telephone assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/12/2020 18:11:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1247280

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Odour Pollution: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many odour complaints the Environment Agency received about each of the sites it regulates in each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	109738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency receives reports of odour from members of the public via the National Pollution Reporting Hotline. The numbers in the table below represent all reports received since January 2019 from members of the public across England, rather than those that have been assessed by a local Environment Agency officer and confirmed to be correctly attributed to a site that the Environment Agency regulates. The Environment Agency does not collate figures centrally for that number.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Jan</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>883</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>1,122</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td><td><p>2,267</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p>1,867</p></td><td><p>16,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>2,181</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td><td><p>1,673</p></td><td><p>1,854</p></td><td><p>2,223</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>18,992</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/11/2020 16:39:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell